His latest charitable endeavour resulted in thousands of dollars going to a good cause as Michael Turnbull stepped out for an auctioned date with a lucky female fan on Wednesday evening.

But as the former footballer settled down for a mixture of dinner, drinks and intimate chat with the competition winner Helena, one could be forgiven for noticing the marked similarities with first charity date Wendy Mitchell, who paid $13,000 for the opportunity to be wined and dined by Turnbull in November.

The TV personality – a former contestant on the inaugural series of The Bachelorette Australia – was stepping out with brunette Helena after her similar bid of $12,900 saw her successfully secure a date at Sydney's Crinitis restaurant.

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All for a good cause: Michael Turnbull stepped out with Perth based Helena on Wednesday evening after she paid $12,900 for the opportunity to be wined and dined by the former footballer (L). In November he enjoyed a similar date with Wendy Mitchell (R) who travelled from her home in Cairns for their outing after donating $13,000 to charity

The money raised goes toward supporting Joey Lynch, a 23-year-old man who has battled Hodgkin's Lymphoma for the past eight years and who has run out of curative options in Australia.

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Joey needs to raise $850,000 to travel to America to take part in an early phase clinical trial at the University of Pennsylvania.

Perth based Helena had originally lost out to Wendy when the auction was originally announced, but still pledged her losing bid to Joey's cause - prompting Turnbull to arrange a second date.

Good times: Perth based Helena won the opportunity to be wined and dined by Turnbull after pledging $12,900 to his charity initiative for Hodgkin's Lymphoma patient Joey Lynch

Speaking exclusively to Daily Mail Australia following the date, the 34-year-old said the pair had 'a fantastic time.'

'She looked absolutely beautiful,' he said of his date. 'It was an absolute pleasure - she is an amazing generous woman.'

With the first two dates being such a success, Turnbull said he will definitely consider doing more dates in the future.

'I have been approached to do more and if I can help someone raise money I will definitely do it in the near future,' he said. 'The people are of good character and wonderful so I will definitely do it again.'

Special: The couple enjoyed dinner at Cafe Sydney, which offers spectacular views of the Harbour Bridge, before Turnbull thanked Wendy in a post added to his Instagram account

Sharing the image to Instagram following his date, he wrote: 'Having the best time ever with Helena on our charity date for Joey Lynch. Such an amazing, beautiful and generous woman.'

His first date saw Wendy travel to Sydney from her home in Cairns, Queensland after paying the donation.

The couple enjoyed dinner at Cafe Sydney, which offers spectacular views of the Harbour Bridge, before Turnbull thanked Wendy in a post added to his Instagram account.

'What an incredible result for Joey,' he wrote. 'Thank you to the very generous winner of the auction who bid $13,000 to have dinner with me.'

To which Wendy replied in the comments: 'I'm paying this forward. This is my contribution to helping someone else when so many helped me.'